The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

7.4(1.4K)
DramaRomance

A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

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Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
James Stevens
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Miss Kenton
James Fox
James Fox
Lord Darlington
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve
Jack Lewis
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Reginald Cardinal
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
William Stevens
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin
Charlie, Head Footman
Paula Jacobs
Paula Jacobs
Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Godfrey
Spencer
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale
Dupont D'Ivry
Rupert Vansittart
Rupert Vansittart
Sir Geoffrey Wren
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith
Thomas Benn
Lena Headey
Lena Headey
Lizzie
Paul Copley
Paul Copley
Harry Smith
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
Sir Leonard Bax

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Release dateNov 05 1993

Runtime2 hours 14 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesGerman, English

Production companiesColumbia Pictures, Mike Nichols Productions, John Calley Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions

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